📝 Alex raises $17M

Liam Gill
October 01, 2025

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Alex has raised $17 million in Series A funding, led by Peak XV Partners with participation from Y Combinator, Uncorrelated Ventures, and several Fortune 500 HR chiefs, to scale its AI recruiter that conducts autonomous phone and video interviews. Founded 18 months ago by ex-Facebook engineer and hedge fund quant Aaron Wang, the startup’s voice AI already handles thousands of interviews daily for Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, restaurant chains, and Big 4 firms, though customers remain undisclosed. The company, which previously raised $3 million from 1984 Ventures, joins a growing field of AI recruiting startups like HeyMilo and ConverzAI, but stands out for its ambition to create a deeper, interview-driven professional data layer that could one day rival LinkedIn. For now, Alex is pitching its tool as a way to save recruiters’ time by automating initial screenings so they can focus on higher-value candidate engagement.

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📝 Alex raises $17M

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